Softball Returns Home to Face Coastal Carolina

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - After two weeks on the road, Marshall softball (23-19, 9-6 SBC) returns home to Dot Hicks Field to face Coastal Carolina (33-12, 9-6 SBC).

The Herd and Chanticleers enter the weekend tied for third place in the SBC. First pitch for Thursday's series opener is set for 6 p.m.

Series Information
Dates: Apr. 17-19, 2025
Opponent: Coastal Carolina
Place: Huntington, W.Va.
Stadium: Dot Hicks Field
Watch: ESPN+
Stats: Live Stats
X: @HerdSB

Weekend Promotions

Thursday: We Are…United!
Friday: Disney Day!
Saturday: Lil' Sis Day!

Coach Morgan Zerkle

Marshall is in its second season under Head Coach Morgan Zerkle. The 2017 All-American for the Herd led the team that season with a .476 average en route to a NCAA Tournament appearance. The Herd has made two NCAA Regionals in its history (2013 & 2017).
Zerkle - the Milton, West Virginia native - has been drafted to the AUSL's Bandits this past January, alongside Assistant Coach Sydney McKinney.

MARSHALL NOTES

The Herd returns to the friendly confines of Dot Hicks Field, where the team is 11-3 this season. By Thursday it will have been nearly a month since senior Rielly Lucas hit a walk off home run to defeat Texas State. Lucas is tied for third in the league with 13 home runs. A pair of Coastal hitters lead the league in long balls, Delaney Keith (17) and Georgia Hood (15).
Freshman Diamond Leslie leads the team with a .405 average. Leslie had a blistering weekend at South Alabama, going 8-of-11 with three home runs and nine RBI. She earned NFCA honorable mention recognition.
For Marshall Weekend Game Notes, view HERE.

ABOUT COASTAL CAROLINA

The Chanticleers (.309) are one of three teams in the league with a higher batting average than the Herd. With its 71 home runs, Coastal has 20 more home runs than the Herd, who is second in the league as a team.
Coastal relies heavily on senior lefty pitcher Nicolette Picone with her conference-leading 162.1 IP. The reigning SBC Pitcher of the Week is second in the conference with a 1.74 ERA.
The Herd is 7-9 all-time against the Chanticleers. Coastal won two-of-three in Huntington last season.

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Players Mentioned

Diamond Leslie

Rielly Lucas

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